EAL Specialist

This position reports to the Head of ESL and assists in meeting the overall academic needs of students who are identified as needing English Language Support.

Responsibilities

• Give in-class language support to students with identified needs and co-teach and collaborate with the classroom teacher
• Deliver/Teach English Language Support lessons that support overall literacy and curriculum covered in English and other core subjects
• Gather research for use within ESL classes and deliver teaching that reflects best practices for differentiation and language teaching and learning
• Design tools for implementing learning strategies such as sticker charts, worksheets, cards, posters, etc. (This will involve printing and sometimes laminating)
• Make classroom observations on students, which will help determine whether they require support
• Maintain student data and information and make available to stakeholders
• Participate in staff meetings as directed by the Head of ESL
• Participate in ESL department meetings
• Conduct WIDA testing as and when needed for new students, during term time or during school holidays and assist with implementing assessment of ESL students
• Any ad-hoc academic duties as requested by Academic Directors

Who are we looking for

• You should possess good organizational and interpersonal skills
• You should be able to work at ease with people from different cultural backgrounds.
• You should ideally possess strong IT skills